Automobile door construction



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(5. TASMAN AUTOMOBILE DOOR CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 31, 1929 PATENT OFFECE GEORGE TASMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AUTOMOBILE DOOR CONSTRUCTION Application filed October 1'7, 1925. Serial No. 62,984.

This invention relates to improvements in construction for holding in place window glass on automobile doors, quarters and divisions.

The object of my invention includes the production of a simplified frame and door construction for automobiles, wherein the window guide and holding channel is fastened directly on the door pillar, without the necessity of grooving or providing holding means other than screws for the upper part of the door or the part above the belt and fastening for the channel part below the belt.

I further provide means in the form of a full frame construction for easy access to the channel for the purpose of replacing a broken window in the door.

Another object of my invention includes provision for a simplified door frame and panel construction wherein the number of the parts has been reduced to a minimum. I

also provide for the production of cover plates for covering the joints which at the same time serve to fasten and hold the trimming also.

Other objects will appear hereinafter, and I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a door made in accordance with the principles of my invention, but without the upholstering.

Fig. 2 is a view on the line 22, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a view taken on the line 4-4: of Figs. 1 and 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a view taken on the line 55 of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 6 is a view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2.

Fig. '7 is a view in perspective showing the gdig. 9 is a view in perspective of the channe Fig. 10 is a view taken on the line 10--1O of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 11 is a view in perspective showing the relation of the removable frame to the door and panel.

Like numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, I provide door members or pillars 20, 20, for the sides of the doors. The top rail 21 and bottom rail 22 unite the upper and lower ends of said pillars to form the main or outer door frame. An inner mid rail 23 and outer mid rail 24: divides the door into upper and lower parts. The portion above the mid rails or belt forms the window frame and the part below said rails form the door panel. The panel comprises a frame 25 and panel boards 26. This pan l also carries the lower section of the window channel 27 which is fastened to the frame at the upper part by lugs 28 and screws 29. The lower part of this channel is fastened to the movable frame by a screw 30 extending through the finger 31 which is preferably offset as shown. The lug 28 is fastened to the channel in any suitable manner as by a rivet 32 or by welding. The cover plate 33 along the edges of the door frame is held on the panel frame by screws 34 and serves to hold the upholstery cover 35 in position. It will be noted that the panel frame fits between the pillar posts and the frame is complete and is fastened in position by four post screws 36 and the strap 37 on the lower frame piece 22. The removal, therefore, of these screws and strap loosens the frame and permits its removal with all the attached parts for ready access to the window which slides up and down in channel 27 by the usual ad justing means (not shown).

The top rail and the parts of the pillars which form the window frame proper are provided with channels 39 for slidably holding the window glass. These channel members are fastened in position by screws &O. This construction allows the channel to be fastened directly on the ungrooved pillar and for safety and appearance I provide a finishing rail 41 applied as illustrated in Fig. 10, and a belt or rail cover 42, as is best shown in Fig. 2.

From the disclosure thus far given, it is apparent that the upper channel 39 is separated from the lower channel 27 at the belt. It is also clear that the lower channel is removably held in the panel frame 25. If now it becomes necessary to replace a window glass and to adjust the regulator it is only necessary to remove the pillar screws 36 and loosen strap 37 The panel and attached parts may then be removed, a new glass placed in position in the channel, and the as sembly is again fastened by replacing the four screws and the holding strap. The advantage and simplicity of my construction are apparent to those versed in the art; and while I have shown and described a specific construction, I do not thereby desire to be understood as having limited myself unnecessarily.

What I claim, therefore, as new and useful, of my own invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An automobile door comprising door pillars and spacing rails to form a frame door, a belt rail to divide said door into a window portion and a panel portion, a panel frame fitting within said panel portion, lugs on said panel frame, and window channels secured to said lugs near the upper part of said panel and a screw member for fastening the lower part of said channel to said panel, said channels forming a guide for the Window glass.

2. In an automobile construction, the combination of door pillars and upper and lower rails uniting said door pillars to form a door frame, said pillars having a smooth face, of

channel irons on said pillar face, a rail member to divide the door frame into a window portion and a panel portion and a removable panel frame in said panel portion, lugs on the panel frame allocated near the upper part of said channel irons and adapted to hold said channel irons thereto, and a screw member for fastening said channel irons to said panel at the lower part thereof, said channel irons forming a guide for the window glass, and a cover plate fastened onto said panel for quick removal, said cover plate being completely trimmed with cover material which is removable therewrith.

3. In a door construction for automobiles, the combination of door pillars having a smooth face, upper and lower spacing rails to unite said pillars for a door frame, a midspacing rail to divide the door frame into a window portion and a panel portion, a removable panel frame for said panel portion, screws passing through the door pillars and into the frame for ready removal, lugs on said panel frame and window channels secured to said lugs near the upper part of said panel and a screw member for fastening the lower part of said channel to said panel, said channels forming a guide for the window glass, a cover plate for said panel and trimming material on said panel commy hand on this 9th day of October, A. vTD;

GEORGE TASMAN.

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